Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-09-17
DEFIANT ApAcHES.
Es-kim-in-xiu and His Band Re- sist an Of11cer and Defy the Civil AuthOrities.-Pre
 ed for d Fight OF 6 Raid
 Settlers Alarmed

Sheriff Fryer, who went up the San Pedro to Es-kim- nzin's s ranch, last Mon day, with warrants for the arrest of seven Indians charged with killing w. D. Har- rington's stock, and five others charged with stealing Frank Shields horses and cattle, returned on Thursday without his Indians.
 On Tuesday morning he reached a point on the opposite side of the river from the Indians but he could not cross on account of the high water. He aud a posse composed of 0. H. Swingle, w.. D. Harrington, Frank Shields, Pete Young and Jim Thomas, went back some distance, crossed the river and rode leisur- ely up to the rancheria of the murderous old chief Messrs. Swingle and Shields, neighbors of the Indians, were in the lead and when they reached the fence inclosing Es-kim-in gins place they found fifteen Indians all armed with needle guns and belts full of cartridges, engaged in a sort of drill not far away. At the same time a young buck came towards the visitors and told them in very good English, to go away and not attempt to get up any trouble or the Indians would kill them.
 When Sheriff Fryer and the remainder of the posse rode up, the warning was re- peated with emphasis, and no amount of conciliatory palaver could induce the old chef to accord the officer an interview
 After completing their drill, if such it can be called, the Indians stacked their arms and marched in body nearer to the sheriff and posse and repeated the in junction to leave or they would kill them, but the posse remained without making any hostile demonstrations until the Indians had nearly all scattered and left. Sheriff Fryer told them he had warrants for the arrest of several Indians, and wanted Es-kim- in- gin to cooperate with him to get them, but they laughed at him and told him to leave; that he co uld not have them.
 Messrs. Harrington and Thomas had watched the Indians closely but failed to recognize any of the ones wanted, and one Indian finally told them that the ones wanted had gone to the reserva- tion.
 Finding that resistance would be met with and bloodshed certain, the sheriff and posse rode slowly back to Cooks store at Dudleyville. They met a half breed interpreter on the road, and sent a message to Els kim-in-zin by him to call at the store the next morning to talk the matter over. and directed him to re- port himself at the store if the chief did not come.
 The next morning an Indian went to the store and in reply to question said the chief would be there in little while. Later on another Indian made his ap- pearance and told the same lie. Finally some time after noon an Indian messen- ger arrived bearing the information that Es-kim-in-zin would not come, where upon the sheriff, 10th to place the lives of the settlers in jeopardy by exciting further hostility of the Indians, returned to Florence.
 Mir. Fryer learned of many other out on the settlers near them.ssand they were not all confined to simple theft, although they live on fresh beef in plenty and own not hoof of horned stock. A ditch be- ing constructed near their camp by a Mir. Odell was taken possession of by Es- kim-in-zin himself and the owner was driven away and hooted by the Indians. They completed the ditch and haveeused it to irrigate corn patch with. Frank Shields has lost scores of head of cattle that he can prove were killed by these Indians, but when he taxes them with the crime they threaten his life if he causes them trouble. MT. Swingle has also been heavy sufferer from their pre- datorY habits and he expects that some day bullet from an Indian gun will be his fate. The slight show of hostility shown by their being with the sheriff posse, it is believed, has precipltated an animosity that will result ill an attempt for vengeance by these Indians. All the settlers are intimidlted by them and dare not offer the least show of individual resistance, but all W ould be glad to see them extermina ted. They are kept fully wretch of white man in that vicinity and arc prepared to meet any emergency and to effectively ''stand otf'' any officer of the law.
 Es-kim-in-zin had fifteen we'll armed bucks with him; five others were known to be absent and said to have gone to the reservation, while eight more of hls band were away at the time the posse was pres ent, making total of twehty-eight we'll drilled and thoroughly armed desperate Indians, who had rather fight then steal. They are saucy, impudent and defiant, and declare that none their tribe shall be arrested for any crime committed.
 Sheriff Fryer will lay the matter be- fore Capt Pierce, the agent at San Car los, and ask his aid and cooperation in arresting those for whom he holds war rants and Es- kim-in-zin's entire band for resisting an officer. A troop of soldiers should escort him in the per formance of his duty, for the red devils believe the government connives at their crimes by givirg them the protection of the reservation when wanted to answer for their sins.
 There is strong likelihood that trouble will grow out of the action of these Indians, and if it becomes neces- sary to take an armed posse of sufficient numbers to cope with these fends there is fate of exterminatlon awaiting the recalcitrant savages.
 An End to Bone ScrapImg.